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to be observed in nest-hunting. But to proceed. 

 These six eggs were curious varieties, more resem- 

 bling a Reed Bunting's egg than anything else. 



Going on to L. wood, I found that the Grey Wag- 

 tails had hatched out three young, which were about 

 four days old, there also being an unhatched egg in 

 the nest. The Dipper had laid a second clutch of 



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eggs in the same nest, five in number, and had just 

 begun to " set " ; for she darted out when I put my 

 hand into the nest. The old lining of leaves had 

 been removed and a fresh lot substituted. Then I 

 made for the wood this side of the Heron wood, 

 where one of the Buzzard's nests is. Some one had 

 clearly been up the tree since I was here last, for 

 there were marks of climbing irons on the trunk. 



